Welcome to KDE on Windows! Here you will find out how to install KDE on your Windows system. Depending on your usage, there are several ways to install KDE. If you just want to use KDE on Windows, you will want to use the installer package. If you are a developer, or just want to follow the development of KDE more closely, you will want to use the emerge tool.

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== Install KDE ==

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You can install KDE 4 on Windows using the following, depending on your use case:

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=== Users ===

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[[Projects/KDE on Windows/Installation#KDE_Installer_for_Windows|Installer for Windows]] is a graphical installer to help users easily and quickly install KDE

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=== Developers ===

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*[[Getting Started/Build/Windows/Common problems|Common problems]] when compiling KDE on Windows, and how to fix them (especially for MSVC builds)

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==== Preferred Installation Methods ====

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*[[Getting Started/Build/Windows/emerge|Windows ''emerge'' tool]] with both compilers (mingw/gcc and msvc).

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*[[Getting Started/Build/Windows/DistributionBasedBuild|Build using precompiled packages ]] with both compilers (mingw/gcc and msvc).

Contents

Introduction

Welcome to KDE on Windows! Here you will find out how to install KDE on your Windows system. Depending on your usage, there are several ways to install KDE. If you just want to use KDE on Windows, you will want to use the installer package. If you are a developer, or just want to follow the development of KDE more closely, you will want to use the emerge tool.

Install KDE

You can install KDE 4 on Windows using the following, depending on your use case:

Users

Installer for Windows is a graphical installer to help users easily and quickly install KDE
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Developers

Common problems when compiling KDE on Windows, and how to fix them (especially for MSVC builds)